The Educated Citizen and Democracy with Dr. John S. Cowan. This talk contains dangerous ideas. Some may be useful in understanding past elections and bracing for coming ones. But at its heart, it is about misconceptions about education, and aboutRead more
The Sit a Spell Conversation Series aims to encourage thoughtful conversation on a variety of topics and issues faced by today’s New South. In a series of four installments, participants who represent the diverse facets of the Lowcountry community andRead more
Nikky Finney, Professor of Creative Writing and Southern Letters at the University of South Carolina and 2011 winner of the National Book Award for Poetry, was commissioned to create new work in response to photographs from the Southbound project. FinneyRead more
What is a portrait? Are they physical representations of the people they depict? Or do they convey something more, whether it’s an emotional or psychological quality? How does the medium of photography help shape portraits? And with the early formsRead more
Drama Desk and Tony Award winning musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor and dynamic musical score. This bee is one unforgettable experience. Sit back and watch as theseRead more
This Lifelong Learning class will cover the history of the relationship between the US (or its precursor colonies) and Canada (or its colonial precursor) from the fall of Quebec near the end of the French and Indian War to theRead more
Join the Halsey Institute staff and your fellow members for a fun and exclusive evening tour. Beginning at 6:00PM, curator Mark Long will lead a guided tour of Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South. Learn more about theRead more
This dynamic panel exploring photographers’ privileged access to communities that we might otherwise never have the chance to see. Featuring Southbound artists Deborah Luster, who photographs prisoners in Louisiana’s Angola Prison; Susana Raab, who photographs migrant workers in Florida; SofiaRead more
Join us for 'Egungun Tunji: Ancestors Rise Again!' on February 27th, at 6.30pm at the Cannon Street Arts Center. Community Conversations continue to be held at various community venues in and around Charleston, these are free and open to all. WeRead more
Join the Halsey Institute staff and your fellow members for a fun and exclusive evening tour. Beginning at 6:00PM, curator Mark Sloan will lead a guided tour of Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South. Learn more about theRead more
